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Author | : Ramachandra Guha |
Publisher | : Random House India |
Total Pages | : 568 |
Release | : 2016-11-24 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9351186938 |
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A Corner of a Foreign Field seamlessly interweaves biography with history, the lives of famous or forgotten cricketers with wider processes of social change. C. K. Nayudu and Sachin Tendulkar naturally figure in this book but so, too, in unexpected ways, do B. R. Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi, and M. A. Jinnah. The Indian careers of those great British cricketers, Lord Harris and D. R. Jardine, provide a window into the operations of Empire. The remarkable life of India’s first great slow bowler, Palwankar Baloo, provides an arresting new perspective on the struggle against caste discrimination. Later chapters explore the competition between Hindu and Muslim cricketers in colonial India and the destructive passions now provoked when India plays Pakistan. For this new edition, Ramachandra Guha has added a fresh introduction as well as a long new chapter, bringing the story up to date to cover, among other things, the advent of the Indian Premier League and the Indian team’s victory in the World Cup of 2011, these linked to social and economic transformations in contemporary India. A pioneering work, essential for anyone interested in either of those vast themes, cricket and India, A Corner of a Foreign Field is also a beautifully written meditation on the ramifications of sport in society at large.
Author | : Fiona Waters |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : English poetry |
ISBN | : 9780954526788 |
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"Represented here are poems dashed off in the full awfulness of the battlefield, as well as those honed with the terrible benefit of hindsight. And there are poems from an earlier age whose themes and aching beauty exactly matched the mood of a nation as an entire generation was lost to war. Here also are poems inspired by the experience of countless mothers, wives, sweethearts, sisters, and daughters left behind ... The poems are counterpointed by painstakingly restored photographic images-- many seen here for the first time-- which show relentlessly cheerful faces, smiling in the face of darkest adversity. You see comradeship of the most truthful kind. Taken from the unique archives of the Daily Mail, the images capture the small moments of un-named individual people in the cataclysmic catastrophe that was branded 'the war to end all wars'--Dust jacket.
Author | : Rupert Brooke |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 60 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781857996562 |
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Author | : Mike Read |
Publisher | : Biteback Publishing |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2015-01-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1849548668 |
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Rupert Brooke, strikingly good-looking, effortlessly charming and prodigiously gifted, has become the tragic embodiment of the generation lost between 1914 and 1918. Upon the poet's tragic untimely death, Winston Churchill declared that 'we shall never see his like again', yet Brooke immortalised himself in his own poignant verse: 'If I should die, think only this of me: That there's some corner of a foreign field that is forever England'. Brooke died serving king and country on the anniversary of Shakespeare's birth, St George's Day 1915, en route to fight at Gallipoli. As the tributes poured in and the war gathered momentum, the press heralded him as a hero - a focal point for the nation's grief. Already an acclaimed poet and dramatist in his youth, his romantic war poetry contrasts starkly with the work of some of his more disillusioned contemporaries. But the private letters of 'the handsomest man in all of England' reveal a far more troubled, and often misunderstood, individual... In this updated edition of Forever England, Mike Read, founder of the Rupert Brooke Society, explores the poet's fascinating life and legacy. From a tangled web of secret affairs, literary circles, mental illness and a previously unknown lovechild emerges the intriguing personality and enduring poetry of Rupert Brooke - the voice of a country torn apart by war.
Author | : Mark Hallett |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780300236644 |
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"This publication accompanies the exhibition George Shaw: a corner of a foreign field, co- organised by the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, on view 4 October-30 December 2018, and Holburne Museum, Bath, on view 8 February-6 May 2019"--Colophon.
Author | : James Bentley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2019-03 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : 9781903385302 |
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An anthology of some of the best known authors and illustrators from the First World War
Author | : Tim Brooks |
Publisher | : Pitch Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : Cricket |
ISBN | : 9781785316395 |
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A Corner of Every Foreign Field is an innovative and thought-provoking take on the history of cricket, looking beyond the scorecards to the pivotal issues of class, politics and imperialism that have shaped the game today. It charts how cricket has vied with football for power, commercial muscle and global reach, growing from a simple boys' game in England to a modern worldwide sport. In exploring cricket's evolution, Tim Brooks calls on the views and anecdotes of greats like W. G. Grace, Don Bradman, Viv Richards and Virat Kohli. Along the way, he peers deep into the game's soul and poses questions on behalf of every cricket fan. Is cricket truly global? Why did the game take root in some countries but not in others? What are the threats and opportunities for the sport? Who are the next cricket superpowers? How do you strike a balance between honouring tradition and reforming to capture the imagination of future generations? Written by an expert in the global development of cricket, the book sets out a unique vision for the future.
Author | : Rupert Brooke |
Publisher | : London : Sidgwick & Jackson |
Total Pages | : 76 |
Release | : 1915 |
Genre | : English poetry |
ISBN | : |
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Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : War poetry, American |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Gillian Chan |
Publisher | : Kids Can Press Ltd |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2002-08 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781553373506 |
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This compelling historical novel set during the Second World War shows that sometimes falling apart is only steps away from falling in love.